Queen's Development

Chapter 115
All the wives are human beings, seeing that Empress Zhu was a bit out of control, she knew that the empress was afraid that something was wrong, so she gave the chancellor Yu Yizhou's wife, Mrs. Zhuang, a wink.

Mrs. Zhuang was also a smart man, so he got up immediately, smiled and retreated, and led all the wives to retreat together.

After these wives left, Empress Zhu looked at her confidant maid Jin Rui with bright eyes: "Do you want me to touch up my makeup?"

Seeing Empress Zhu looking at him with flushed cheeks like a girl, waiting for his evaluation, Jin Rui couldn't help laughing, and said softly: "The empress is very beautiful today, there is no need to touch up makeup!"

Empress Zhu smiled sweetly, got up and took her trusted maids Jin Rui and Jing Rui to the back garden.

In the Nuan Pavilion in the back garden of the palace, Han Qing had already changed into his official uniform, and was leaning on the brocade couch reading a book in a jade-colored gauze robe.

The female officer Xie Yuchan stood far away at the door, not daring to approach.

Han Qing put down the book and looked at Xie Yuchan with one hand in his hand: "Yuchan, I'm a little thirsty, pour me a cup of tea!"

Xie Yuchan stood there and did not come over.

"Why don't you come here?" Han Qing chuckled, "Will I eat you?"

Xie Yuchan stared intently at Han Qing, and said softly, "You are too bad, you killed my sister!"

Han Qing's smile deepened, and his voice was inexplicably seductive: "Why didn't you ask your sister why she was willing to let me kill her? Just try it and you'll know, come—"

Xie Yuchan was about to speak when she suddenly heard footsteps mixed with ringing sounds from behind, she straightened her back and restrained her expression.

Empress Zhu walked in quickly and told Xie Yuchan: "Yuchan, you stay on guard outside!"

Xie Yuchan replied "yes" respectfully, retreated, closed the door of the Nuan Pavilion, and stood quietly outside the door.

Not long after, a very ambiguous voice came from the warm pavilion.

Xie Yuchan bit her lower lip and closed her eyes.

For a while, the clouds collected and the rain cleared, and Empress Zhu fell down slowly.

Han Qing embraced Empress Zhu, and asked with a smile, "Madam, is it my minister or Your Majesty who is more powerful?"

Empress Zhu buried her face in Han Qing's neck, breathing the fresh and pleasant breath of the young man on Han Qing's body, her voice hoarse: "You are the sun in the sky, he is the mud under the ground; you are the bamboo forest in spring, he is the cold winter dead leaves; you are the bright pearl, he is the dead fish eye—you are the medicine to cure me..."

The frivolous and teasing expression on Han Qing's face froze for a moment, and soon became frivolous again: "I'm that good? Then I'll serve you again!"

The two quarreled until the evening, and then they cuddled up on the brocade couch and talked.

Hearing Han Qing tell Lin Jia's answer, Empress Zhu showed a cold smile on her beautiful face: "He doesn't know how to flatter, we have our own methods to deal with him!"

Han Qing held out a strand of Empress Zhu's hair, and smiled charmingly: "For the New Year's Eve family dinner, let my nephew come too, and you can meet him too!"

Empress Zhu smiled coquettishly: "Ah Lun is your nephew, and naturally he is also my nephew. Don't worry, I will treat him well!"

After several days of treatment by Dr. Liu, Lin Jia's health also improved, and she continued to study with her teacher Han Li.

It's New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye.

Yuzhi and Lin Jia had a discussion and planned that on New Year's Eve, in addition to holding a family banquet, they would also reward the family waiters with gold and silver coins as lucky money according to their grade and contribution.

Lin Jia studied with her teacher Han Li in the study outside.

As the housekeeper and account manager, Yu Zhi took Han Lin, Li Rui and A Lan, took the bank notes to Sheng Fuxiang, the largest bank in Dazhou, and exchanged them for a box of gold and a box of silver coins. Moved directly home.

Both the gold and silver curbs are very small, and they are exquisitely made. The golden curb is engraved with the character of blessing, and the silver curb is engraved with the character of longevity.

When they arrived at Lin's house in Changningfang, Yuzhi asked Li Rui and Alan to put the box away, and Li Rui took care of it, and she took Han Lin back to Tingsongyuan by herself.

Han Hua is making shoes in the house - she volunteered a few days ago and insisted on making slippers for Lin Jia to wear at home. Yuzhi thought she was sharp-tongued, so she assigned this job to her, lest she complain all day long non-stop.

Hearing the voice of Yuzhi and Hanlin coming back together, Hanhua opened the window and looked at it. Seeing Yuzhi and Hanlin walking and talking with a smile, she was about to explode—the old lady was busy in the house. After working so hard to make shoes for the young master, these two sluts are happy to go out to play, but the young master still can't see gold inlaid with jade, so he loves this bitch Yuzhi!
Angrily, she threw the almost finished shoes to the ground, raised her hand to pat the couch, and said bitterly: "Sooner or later, I will trample that bitch Yuzhi under my feet!"

As soon as Yuzhi entered the bright room, she felt a warm breath rushing towards her face, carrying the fragrance of daffodils. She took a deep breath, smiled, and took off the light pink satin cloak embroidered with rose petals, and handed it to out of the cold forest.

Han Lin naturally took the cloak and hung it on the hanger in the corner.

Jin'er brought in a cup of brewed Maojian, and presented it to Yuzhi: "Auntie, drink some tea to keep warm!"

Yuzhi took a sip of the teacup, the hot tea slid down her throat, she finally felt warmer, and said, "It's so cold outside when the snow melts!"

After drinking two more sips of tea, Yuzhi put down the teacup, and told Han Lin with a smile: "Take out the four gifts from Sheng Fuxiang, each of you choose one!"

It is worthy of being the biggest bank in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Sheng Fuxiang is really good at doing business. Yuzhi exchanged these gold and silver peony hairpins, and the staff gave a red gold plum hairpin, a red gold chrysanthemum hairpin and a pair of bright silver peony hairpins. A total of four gifts were given to Yuzhi.

Han Lin placed the four hairpins on the small huanghuali wood table against the west wall, smiled and told Jin'er: "Go and call Han Hua!"

As soon as Han Hua heard that there was a hairpin, she came immediately without saying a word of thanks. She looked at the four hairpins on the small table with piercing eyes, and immediately fell in love with the red gold chrysanthemum hairpin.

Yuzhi is very generous in doing things, and knows how to win people's hearts, so she doesn't want it, and said with a smile: "There are four hairpins in total, bring Jin'er's mother, you four choose one each—"

Before she finished speaking, Han Hua rushed over immediately, grabbed the red gold chrysanthemum hairpin, and said: "I want this red gold chrysanthemum hairpin!"

Yuzhi stared at her, and said lightly: "I haven't finished talking yet, put it down first!"

Her voice was not high, but it carried an undeniable aura.

Han Hua grabbed the red gold chrysanthemum hairpin, raised her chin and looked at Yu Zhi stubbornly, refusing to put it back.

Yuzhi raised her voice slightly: "Put it back!"

Han Lin hurriedly said: "Han Hua, you put it back first, and divide it after Auntie finishes talking!"

Jin'er looked at Han Hua unhappily: "That's right, Auntie hasn't finished yet!"

Han Hua gave Jin'er a hard look, and put the red gold chrysanthemum hairpin back resentfully.

She has always been bullying and shy, and dare not offend Yuzhi, who is Lin Jia's favorite aunt; she also dare not offend Han Lin, who is sharp-tongued and never forgives others; she only dares to stare Jin Er!
Yuzhi said with a smile: "Nowadays, the young master doesn't arrange grades, let's do it according to age first, and then according to grades when we have grades!"

Both Han Lin and Jin Er answered "yes".

Han Hua gritted her teeth angrily, not daring to offend Yu Zhi, so she forced a smile and answered "Yes".

Jin'er's mother is the oldest, and Jin'er chose the red gold chrysanthemum hairpin for her.

Seeing Jin'er taking away her favorite hairpin, Han Hua hated her so much that she stopped talking.

Han Lin glanced at Han Hua, and stepped forward to choose the red gold plum hairpin.

Han Hua had no choice but to go forward and took a bright silver peony hairpin.

Jin'er naturally took the remaining bright silver peony hairpin.

Seeing that they had finished sharing, Yuzhi told Han Lin: "Take out the package of silver rings and silver hairpins we bought back, and the rest of the women and cooks in the mansion will each share a ring and a silver hairpin. Han Lin, you go divide it!"

Seeing that Han Lin was about to go out, Jin'er smiled and said: "Auntie, I will send this hairpin to my mother, so that my mother will also remember how good Auntie is to us both!"

Yuzhi was very kind to their mother and daughter, and Jin'er's personality gradually became more lively, and she dared to speak in front of Yuzhi.

Yuzhi likes Jin'er's lively and naive, and said with a smile: "Go, go!"

After Jin'er and Han Lin went out, Han Hua smiled and said: "Auntie, the slaves have also gone out!"

Seeing Hanhua leaving with a whimper, Yuzhi couldn't help but smile. She has always been strong when she encounters the strong, and weak when she encounters the weak. If it’s a thorn, then I’ll be covered in thorns too.”

After laughing for a while, Yuzhi got up and went to check Lin Jiajin's clothes.

Lin Jia will enter the palace in the evening, so clothes, shoes and socks must be in proper condition.

(End of this chapter)